Jerry Hahn
Jerry Donald Hahn (born September 21, 1940 in Alma (Nebraska) ) is an American jazz guitarist .
Life
Hahn began playing the instrument as the son of a guitarist at the age of 7; at age 11 he was a member of Bobby Wiley's band and appeared on local television. After high school, he studied at Wichita State University . From 1963 he worked as a guitarist in San Francisco and from 1964 played in the quintet of John Handy , with whom he had a legendary appearance at the Monterey Jazz Festival in 1965 (live album). In 1967 he recorded his first fusion-oriented album, u. a. with Jack DeJohnette . In 1968 and 1969 he worked in Gary Burton's quartet , toured with them through Japan, North America and Europe, where he took part in the Berlin Jazz Days and recorded 3 albums. In 1970 he founded the Jerry Hahn Brotherhood , with whom he played a largely country- oriented jazz rock music and recorded for Columbia . He was also involved in recordings by Bob Moses ( Fantasy ), Bennie Wallace ( The Talk of the Town , 1993), David Friesen and Nancy King / Glen Moore .
In 1972 he was appointed to Wichita State University , where he headed the jazz department. He then taught at the Colorado Institute of Art from 1992 . He has been living in Wichita again since 2004 . His monthly column for Guitar Player magazine from 1973 to 1978 resulted in the textbook Complete Jerry Hahn Method For Jazz Guitar .
Hahn has incorporated folk and hippie influences as well as the jazz tradition into his playing; it alternates between a fresh and spontaneous handling of clichés, free improvisations and tonal melodies. These qualities led him to play with musicians as diverse as Miles Davis , John Coltrane , Ornette Coleman and Stan Getz . He is the model for numerous fusion guitarists and influenced John Abercrombie , Bill Frisell , Pat Metheny and Grant Geissman .
Discographic notes
- 1965 - John Handy: live at the Monterey Jazz Festival (Koch)
- 1967 - Jerry Hahn: Jerry Hahn & his Quintet (Arhoolie)
- 1970 - Gary Burton: Throb currently available with Gary Burton and Keith Jarrett (Rhino, 1969/70)
- 1970 - The Jerry Hahn Brotherhood with Mike Finnigan , Clyde Graves and George Marsh
- 1993 - Jerry Hahn: Time Changes ( Enja ) with David Liebman , Art Lande , Phil Markowitz , Jeff Hirshfield
- 1996 - Ginger Baker : The Falling Off the Roof ( Atlantic Records )
- 2006 - Jerry Hahn: Hahn Solo (Migration Records)
- 2009 - Jerry Hahn: Jazz Hymns (Migration Records)
- 2010 - The Jerry Hahn Band: Hahn Songs
Fonts
- Complete Jerry Hahn Method for Jazz Guitar . Mel Bay Publications Inc, 2003. ISBN 978-0786668854 .
literature
- Carlo Bohländer , Karl Heinz Holler, Christian Pfarr: Reclam's Jazz Guide . 4th, revised and supplemented edition. Reclam, Stuttgart 1990, ISBN 3-15-010355-X .
- Leonard Feather , Ira Gitler : The Biographical Encyclopedia of Jazz. Oxford University Press, New York 1999, ISBN 0-19-532000-X .
- Wolf Kampmann (Ed.), With the assistance of Ekkehard Jost : Reclams Jazzlexikon . Reclam, Stuttgart 2003, ISBN 3-15-010528-5 .
Web links
- Web presence with discography
- Jerry Hahn at Allmusic (English)
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Rooster, jerry |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Hahn, Jerry Donald (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American jazz guitarist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 21, 1940 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Alma, Nebraska |